Wednesday, December 27, 2017

2017 Species List

One of the most satisfying aspects of fishing is the pursuit of different species.  My goal is to catch as many species as I can in one year.  This approach is similar to the activities of birdwatchers.  My birdwatching past is what inspired me to take a species diversification approach to fishing.

Here's the list for 2017.  A total of 57 species were caught; 19 in freshwater and 38 in saltwater. The list includes fourteen new species.  One of these, the Spotted Hake, was caught locally.  One specimen was hooked in Cape Cod Bay and another near Block Island.  Five new species, King Mackerel, Atlantic Croaker, Pinfish, Blue Spotted Sunfish, and Flier were caught during a trip in May to North Carolina.  The other new species were caught in September on a vacation in the Azores. These include: Bastard Grunt, Black Scorpionfish, Dusky Grouper, European Barracuda, Gilthead Seabream, Grey Triggerfish, and Guinean Puffer, .

All species are listed by a common name followed by the scientific name.  The number indicates how many were caught during the year. Letters following the number indicate mode of fishing (see key).  I’ve also included the locations where each species was caught in 2017.

Mode Key:
Kayak
SH Shore
MB Private Motorboat
PB Party Boat
CH Charter Boat
IF Ice Fishing




Saltwater

Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulates  (6) SH
Location(s): Carolina Beach NC



Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrus (77) K,SH,MB
Location(s): Cape Cod Canal, Cape Cod Bay



Axillary Seabream Pagellus Acarne (2) SH
Location(s): Sao Miguel Island Azores Portugal



Bastard Grunt Pomadasys incisus (1) SH
Location(s): Sao Miguel Island Azores Portugal



Black Scorpionfish Scorpaena porous (1) SH
Location(s): Sao Miguel Island Azores Portugal



Black Sea Bass Centropristis striata (228) K,SH,MB, PB
Location(s): Megansett Harbor North Falmouth MA, Cape Cod Canal, Westport MA, Block Island RI, Parker River West Yarmouth MA, Woods Hole MA, Coxes Ledge



Black Tail Comber Serranus atricauda (3) CH
Location(s): Sao Miguel Island Azores Portugal



Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix (27) K,SH,MB
Location(s): Popponesset Bay Mashpee MA, Westport MA, Woods Hole MA, Megansett Harbor North Falmouth MA



Cod  Gadus morhua (11) PB
Location(s): Stellwagen Bank, Coxes Ledge



Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersus (60) K,SH,MB,PB
Location(s): Cape Cod Canal, Scorton Ledge, Coxes Ledge



Dusky Grouper, Epinephelus margiatus (2) SH
Location(s): Sao Miguel Island Azores Portugal



European Barracuda Sphyraena sphyraena (1) CH
Location(s): Sao Miguel Island Azores Portugal



False Albacore Euthynnus alletteratus (1) CH
Location(s): Ten miles off Carolina Beach North Carolina



Fluke  Paralichthys dentatus (13) K,MB
Location(s): Plymouth Harbor MA, Megansett Harbor North Falmouth MA, Block Island RI, Westport MA



Gilthead Seabream, Sparus aureate (3) SH
Location(s): Sao Miguel Island Azores Portugal



Grey Triggerfish  Batistes capriscus (1) CH
Location(s): Sao Miguel Island Azores Portugal



Guinean Puffer Spheroids marmoratus (3) SH
Location(s): Sao Miguel Island Azores Portugal



Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus (43) PB
Location(s): Stellwagen Bank



Hickory Shad  Alosa mediocris (4) K,MB
Location(s): Popponesset Bay Mashpee MA, Westport River Westport MA



King Mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla (5) CH
Location(s): Ten miles off Carolina Beach NC



Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus (17) K,SH
Location(s): Popponesset Bay Mashpee MA, Megansett Harbor North Falmouth MA



Northern Kingfish Menticirrhus  saxatilis (5) K,SH
Location(s): Megansett Harbor North Falmouth MA, Parker River West Yarmouth MA



Northern Puffer Sphoeroides maculatus (1) K
Location(s): Megansett Harbor North Falmouth MA



Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidalis (6) K,SH
Location(s): Cape Fear River NC, Carolina Beach NC



Pollock Pollachius virens (1) SH
Location(s): Cape Cod Canal



Sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius (8) K,PB
Location(s): Stellwagen Bank, Scorton Ledge



Scup Stenotomus chysops (266) K,SH,MB,PB
Location(s): Megansett Harbor North Falmouth MA, Woods Hole MA, Popponesset Bay Mashpee MA, Westport MA, Block Island RI, Coxes Ledge



Sea Robin Prionotus carolinus (16) K,SH,MB
Location(s): Megansett Harbor North Falmouth MA, Popponesset Bay Mashpee MA, Westport MA



Silverside Menida menida (16) K,SH 
Location(s): Megansett Harbor North Falmouth MA, Popponesset Bay Mashpee MA, Woods Hole MA



Smooth Dogfish Mustelus canis (2) MB
Location(s): Westport MA



Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias (9) PB
Location(s): Coxes Ledge,  



Spotted Hake Urophycis regia (2) MB,PB
Location(s): Cape Cod Bay, Block Island RI



Striped Bass Morone saxatilis (325) K,SH,MB
Location(s): Popponesset Bay Mashpee MA, Cape Cod Canal, Barnstable Harbor MA, Meganset Harbor North Falmouth MA, Westport River Westport MA, Scorton Creek Sandwich MA



Tautog Tautoga onitis (43) K,MB
Location(s): Scorton Ledge, Woods Hole MA, Westport MA



Two Banded Seabream Diplodus Vulgaris (5) CH
Location(s): Sao Miguel Island Azores Portugal



White Seabeam Diplodus Sargus (3) SH
Location(s): Sao Miguel Island Azores Portugal



Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus (4) K,PB
Location(s): Cape Cod Bay, Scorton Ledge, Coxes Ledge



Wolffish Anarchichas lupus (1) PB
Location(s): Stellwagen Bank








Freshwater

Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus (1) IF
Location(s): Dunn Pond Gardner MA



Bluegill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus (19) SH
Location(s): Beaver Pond Franklin MA, Coonamesett River Falmouth MA, Coonamesett Pond Falmouth MA, Flax Pond Bourne MA



Blue Spotted Sunfish Enneacanthus gloriosus (1) SH
Location(s): Croatan National Forest North Carolina



Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis (2) SH
Location(s): Hathaway Pond Barnstable MA



Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus (2) SH
Location(s): Santuit Pond Mashpee MA



Brown Trout Salmo trutta (7) SH
Location(s): Mares Pond Falmouth MA, Baker Pond Orleans MA, Spectacle Pond Sandwich MA, Pimlico Pond Sandwich MA



Chain Pickerel Esox niger (14) SH
Location(s): Schoolhouse Pond Chatham MA, Santuit Pond Mashpee MA


Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus  (1) SH

Westfield River Savoy MA




Flier Centrarchus macropterus (4) SH
Location(s): Croatan National Forest North Carolina



Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas (10) SH
Location(s): Santuit Pond Mashpee Ma




Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush (5) IF
Location(s): Lake Winnipesaukee Moultonborough NH



Landlocked Salmon Salmo salar sebego (1) IF 
Location(s): Lake Winnipesaukee Moultonborough NH



Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides (18) SH
Location(s): Spectacle Pond Sandwich MA, Pilgrim Lake Orleans MA, Schoolhouse Pond Chatham MA, Hathaway Pond Barnstable MA, Santuit Pond Mashpee MA, Flax Pond Bourne MA, Coonamesett River Falmouth MA, Coonamesett Pond Falmouth MA, Lagoa de Bras Azores Portugal



Pumpkinseed Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus (26)  SH,IF
Location(s): Sheomet Lake, Santuit Pond Mashpee MA, Spectacle Pond Sandwich MA, Pilgrim Lake Orleans MA, Hathaway Pond Barnstable MA, South Pond Savoy MA, Johns Pond Mashpee MA



Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (31) SH,IF
Location(s): Dunn Pond Gardner MA, Grews Pond Falmouth MA, Spectacle Pond Sandwich MA, Baker Pond Orleans MA, Pimlico Pond Sandwich MA, Shubael Pond Barnstable MA, Scargo Lake Dennis MA, Johns Pond Mashpee MA, Mashpee-Wakeby Pond Mashpee MA



Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu (10) SH
Location(s): Spectacle Pond Sandwich MA, Scargo Lake Dennis MA, Mashpee-Wakeby Pond Mashpee MA



Tiger Trout Salvelinus fontinalis X Salmo trutta Hybrid (2) SH
Location(s): Baker Pond Orleans MA, Spectacle Pond Sandwich MA



White Perch Morone americanus (7) SH
Location(s): Rushy Marsh Pond Cotuit MA, Johns Pond Mashpee MA, Santuit Pond Mashpee MA, Sippican Rver Marion MA



Yellow Perch Perca flavescens (141) IF,SH

Location(s): Lake Winnipesaukee Moultonborough NH, Mares Pond Falmouth MA, Lake Pemigewasset Meredith NH, Sheomet Lake Warwick MA, Spectacle Pond Sandwich MA, Pimlico Pond Sandwich MA, Peters Pond Sandwich MA, Santuit Pond Mashpee MA, Pilgrim Lake Orleans MA, Schoolhouse Pond Chatham MA, Shubael Pond Barnstable MA, Flax Pond Bourne MA, Ashumet Pond Falmouth MA, Mashpee-Wakeby Pond Mashpee MA


2 comments:

  1. Nice post! Looks like a productive year. Well done,my friend.

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    1. Most species I ever caught in a year. Thank you for your part in helping to make it happen.

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